West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-02
Facts About Flower.


ful flower as the garden can produce
II they are planted for hedge or back
ground, and not in mixed dover beds
where they will spoil other plants.
Both the single and double flowers are
handsome, rs they mingle every hue,
from snow-whlte 70 rose color, and from
darkest purple to brightest scarlet. The
single varieties, which are blotched with
black or white in the centre Of scarlet
petals, are very effective.
Pinks are always favorites in the
flower garden, and among the novelties
Is snow-fiake, which bears very large
white flowers, fringed deeply at the
edges. Mourning cloak has flowers OF
the darkest violet hue, and each petal
Is margined with white. IL has very
sweet odor. Both OF these pinks will
bloom in few weeks after they are
transplanted from she seed>bed. The
old fashioned flower, Love.in-a Mist has
been made to produce large double
white flowers, which are shrouded in a
feathery green foliage, while the plauts
are Of dwarf habit. not growing over
ten inches high. They are very pretty
for bouquets for vases.
With ANNALS alone one can produce
brilliant flower garden, but the plants
should be transplanted, as this encour-
ages root groath and makes the plants
grow moro luxuriant than II they are
left to grow as they wero planted in
rows or in circles in the garden. Trans
plant them on cloudy day and if the
sun comes out cover them with news
papers fastened down at the corners
with hadfull Of earth. Water them
well when planted, and press the soil
very tightly about their roots, for If il
IS left loose the plant is not as likely to
live. Firm planting is essential in all
gardening, and If the soil is trodden
down with the feet it will be more eff
fective In many cases. Keep the plants
we'll watered at night and they will
grow much faster and bloom much
handsomer. Moisture and heat are es.
sential for all plant growth.
Every year brings 10 the lovers OF
flowers rich and rare novelties, the re-
suits OF the careful naturalization az the
florists of Europ; and the United States.
This year their number is greater than
ever, and the pRrterves of lawn and gar
den can be enriched with flowers of
every conceivable hue and form. The
annual varities of chrysanthemums have
been manipulated by the florist until
4 o. have become a desirable addition
to every flower garden. They are also
called painted daisies. because they re.
semble the field daisies in shape, but
bloom In richest shades of crimson,
brown and gold color, with disks of
white or yellow. A new variety called
golden feather las a bright yellow
foliage like that of the golden. feather
pyrcthreum, while it's flowers are of
white with crimson ring, and an inner
eye of velvety maroon color, and they
are at least an inch in diameter.
AsteTs make most desirable plants for
late summer and autumn decoration,
and although it seemed as if no new va.
rieties could be produced, the Comet
asters diller decidedly from all others,
both in form and coloring, Their petals
are long and twisted, like those OF the
Japan chrysanthemums, while the light
PINK flowers margined with white are
very large, measuring from three TO four
inches In diameter. Victoria Needle as
tiers have each petal curved, and they
are as round as knitting needle. The
flowers are very largo, aud they vary in
hue from the darkest purple TO the
brightest crimson and light rose, and
from white to peach color. Miniature
asters make pretty edging for bedding
out plants, and the latest variety grows
only six inches high, and forms a mass of
flowers of every shade. Beds composed
entirely of these different asters will
make dazzling show for many weeks,
and the plants can be transplanted from
the seed bed among the clumps of per-
ennials which have bloomed in the
spring and thus keep up good display
of flowers.